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174 Lafayette Avenue

BROOKLYN, NY 11238 BBL 3021210025 4 units · 4 floors · 1875

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HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Fort Greene
? vs. avg
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Rent & eviction protection

Is 174 Lafayette Avenue rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1875
6 or more units
4 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Likely not rent stabilized. This building doesn't show the typical signals — but confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) if you suspect otherwise.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

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AI summary · updated June 2026

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How we score buildings

How 174 Lafayette Avenue's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
23th percentile

Out of 838 buildings in this neighborhood, 193 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
72.1%
No serious
violations
24.2%
Some violations
(1–9)
3.7%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

Bedbug infestations, property manager's portfolio

Bedbug-infested units across buildings this manager oversees.

DOB complaints, property manager's portfolio

Building complaints logged against properties under this manager.

Bedbug infestations (past 7 years)

Units with documented bedbug infestations reported at this address over 7 years.

Building characteristics
Total units4
Floors4
Year built1875
Gross area4,000 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Multiple entrances & addresses

Included addresses

All street addresses that share this building's BBL and are covered by this report.

340 Clermont Ave, New York, NY 11238
174 Lafayette Ave, New York, NY 11238
Who's behind the building

174 Lafayette Avenue's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

Individual Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Danny Browne
Address
174 Lafayette Ave 1
Brooklyn, NY 11238
Landlord portfolio

Other properties owned.

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